Dublin’s newest restaurant is booked out before it even opens tonight

The most anticipated new restaurant in Dublin has arrived and it is gorgeous.

Glovers Alley is fully booked for its grand opening tonight.

Headed up by chef maestro Andy McFadden, the fine-dining restaurant will be situated inside the Fitzwilliam Hotel, occupying the space left by Kevin Thornton’s Michelin-starred Thornton’s.

Glovers Alley marks chef McFadden’s homecoming. After a lengthy spell abroad, the Dubliner spent the past seven years both as Head Chef in L’Autre Pied and most recently at sister restaurant Pied á Terre, London. He retained a Michelin Star during his time in both L’Autre Pied and Pied á Terre.

Pic: Fitzwilliam Hotel, Dublin.

The food will reflect McFadden’s signature style of French-influenced elegance with a lighter, more natural twist:

‘Using Ireland’s most dedicated farmers and food producers, we want to create unique and exciting dishes,’ he said.

‘Each dish is designed to use techniques that bring out the best of each ingredient. We will be following my core philosophy of making everything in-house.’

Pic: Fitzwilliam Hotel, Dublin.

While the food will no doubt be the star of the show at Glovers, the interior fit-out is pretty eye-catching too.

London based company Project Orange, led by Christopher Ash, designed the interior to evoke the ‘Streamline Moderne style of the 1930s’. Pastel leathers, brass fittings and blush tones make for an elegant and modern dining setting.

Glovers Alley is open five days a week (Tuesday-Saturday for Dinner and Thursday-Saturday for Lunch and Dinner).